Ghost, Fire, Pain, Better, Comfort

I cannot express how happy I am that Kelsey Lu has a new album out on Friday.

I've been a huge fan since discovering samples online during lockdown in 2020, though there's been little in the way of new music since then.

So Help Me God is album #2 according to the promo blurb, album #3 if like me you count 2016's Church. Either way, its been seven years since Kelsey's last 'traditional' album Blood and five songs and videos have been posted on You Tube in the last couple of months.

Cutting Off The Head Of A Ghost, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Running To Pain, Better Than That and Comfort have two things in common: Kelsey's incredible voice that soars and swoops and penetrate the emotional core, and orchestral arrangements that lift the songs even higher, even if you contemplate whether they will drop or hold you. This is epic with the caps lock on.

So Help Me God is available on physical and digital formats from the usual places, including Bandcamp.

Kelsey's also heading out on a 2-month tour of the USA and Europe, starting at the end of September. Just two dates in the UK - Manchester (9th Nov) and London (10th Nov) - so it's unlikely I'll get to see them, sadly.

In lieu of the album, here's a Dubhed selection of Kelsey's music that I posted in August 2021 and my debut post about Kelsey from May the same year.